Ian O’Riordan: What’s behind this inexplicable rise of the teenage running phenoms?At age 16, Sam Ruthe from New Zealand last weekend ran the mile in 3:48.88, which is fast – very fastSat Feb 07 2026 - 06:00
Lord Clifton Wrottesley: ‘Maybe some people saw me as a sort of playboy coming down from St Moritz’It’s been 24 years since Wrottesley finished fourth in the Winter Olympics, and his passion for the ice still burnsFri Feb 06 2026 - 08:00
Anabelle Zurbay: ‘In my school, it’s actually kind of normal to become an Olympian’Gen Z skier, among the youngest in Winter Olympics slalom events, is Ireland’s only woman in four-strong teamThu Feb 05 2026 - 06:00
Mark English smashes his own Irish 800m record in Czech RepublicDonegal athlete takes almost half a second of his previous best to finish third in OstravaTue Feb 03 2026 - 17:42
Andrew Coscoran just shy of Irish record in finishing fifth in Wanamaker MileCian McPhillips was a late withdrawal from the 800m due to a dental issueMon Feb 02 2026 - 11:11
Louth fall flat against Cork as Rebels march on through Division TwoThe excellent Steven Sherlock led the way as they had seven different scorersSun Feb 01 2026 - 18:04
Elizabeth Ndudi sets new national indoor long jump record in ArkansasBori Akinola secures automatic qualifying time for next month’s World Indoor ChampionshipsSun Feb 01 2026 - 13:38
The shifting psychology behind breaking a world record While some records repeatedly fall in quick succession, others can go unbroken for many yearsSun Feb 01 2026 - 06:00
From Kilternan ski slope to Milano Cortina, Cormac Comerford completes his long journey to the Winter Olympics Comerford joins Anabelle Zurbay, Thomas Maloney Westgård and Ben Lynch in the four-strong Team IrelandThu Jan 29 2026 - 18:20
One in a million: how Dublin footballer Niamh Crowley learned to speak all over againTwo-time All-Ireland winner was diagnosed with extremely rare form of epilepsy as a childTue Jan 27 2026 - 19:31
How Irish athletes are shaping up ahead of World Indoor Championships in PolandAndrew Coscoran will race the Wanamaker Mile a year after running his Irish record 3:49.26Mon Jan 26 2026 - 19:02
Cian McPhillips returns to action with 600m victory in BostonIrish runner runs 1:16.37 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday Sat Jan 24 2026 - 21:02
Ger Brennan era off to losing start as Donegal take down Dublin at Croke ParkHalf-time sub Luke Breathnach helps the home side make a contest of it after they were six points down at the break Sat Jan 24 2026 - 19:38
Gary Ryan: ‘I’ve seen how other sports maximise high performance, we want to do it in triathlon’The two-time Olympian and former Irish 100m record holder has started as new performance director with Triathlon IrelandSat Jan 24 2026 - 06:00
For years the butt of college football jokes, Indiana triumph is a feelgood story for the agesDramatic victory against Miami sealed a flawless title-winning season for the HoosiersSat Jan 24 2026 - 06:00
Pádraic Maher says Tipperary hurlers must ‘find something extra’ to end 61-year waitPremier County haven’t won back-to-back All-Irelands since 1965Thu Jan 22 2026 - 16:52
Players ‘unlikely to be distracted’ in row over Allianz sponsorship of National LeaguesPotential boycott of firm’s signs during player interviews has been discussed by Dublin County BoardThu Jan 22 2026 - 14:18
No discussions held by Dublin players on potential Allianz protests for National LeaguesRecent report by the GAA’s Ethics and Integrity Commission recommended retaining Allianz as sponsorsWed Jan 21 2026 - 19:18
Record €33m in core funding announced for sporting bodiesAllocation for 2026 up €1.2 million on last year’s figureWed Jan 21 2026 - 17:36
Swim Ireland become latest national sports governing body to discontinue use of X platformMove comes amid concerns over images generated by Grok AI Mon Jan 19 2026 - 20:09
Kilmacud Crokes table motion seeking to end Allianz sponsorship of National LeaguesDublin’s footballers and hurlers are also considering a decision not to appear in front of Allianz signage when conducting interviewsMon Jan 19 2026 - 20:03
Mark English lowers 800m Irish indoor record to win in LuxembourgDonegal athlete moves to joint-13th on the all-time world 800m indoor listSun Jan 18 2026 - 18:35
The difference between running and cycling through the pain barrierIan O’Riordan: ‘At least cyclists don’t have to worry as much about stress fractures’, Ben Healy once told meSun Jan 18 2026 - 06:00
Dublin City Half Marathon 2026: When is it, how to enter, new increased fee and more Everything you need to know about applying for the race in the capitalFri Jan 16 2026 - 14:39
Sport Ireland reviewing use of X in light of Grok controversyReview follows Sport England’s decision to cease using the social media channelWed Jan 14 2026 - 21:12
Mark English lowers national indoor 600m record in first outing since World ChampionshipsDonegal athlete knocked nearly a second off his previous national record from 2024Wed Jan 14 2026 - 20:36
LA Games: Ticket race for 2028 Olympics has begun – here’s what you need to knowOrganisers expect a record 14 million tickets will be sold for the 2028 GamesWed Jan 14 2026 - 18:13
New ideal of Olympic philanthropy a potential game-changer in Irish sports funding Changes in tax mean relief can be claimed on all OFI donations made up to September 1st, 2028Wed Jan 14 2026 - 06:00
Efrem Gidey among 10km record breakers in ValenciaLimerick teenager Ava Crean improved her 10km best by almost a minuteSun Jan 11 2026 - 12:53
Lochlann Walsh on his OFI presidency: ‘I’m not going to get into what Pat Hickey did and didn’t do, because that’s in the past’A year into his role, Walsh is hoping the organisation’s athlete-centred policies will bear fruit in the LA Olympics Sun Jan 11 2026 - 06:00
Brian Fay secures best Irish result at World Cross Country Championships in over a decadeDublin athlete’s 16th-place finish the fourth best by a European on the daySat Jan 10 2026 - 18:55
Ian O’Riordan: Is running through swamps and alligators enough to restore World Cross Country?Moves are afoot to get cross-country back on the Olympic programme, only this time at the Winter GamesSat Jan 10 2026 - 06:00
Ciara Mageean thankful for ‘kind words of support’ during cancer treatmentDown athlete completed 12th round of chemotherapy before ChristmasThu Jan 08 2026 - 16:10
Lease on Bray Boxing Club building, closed since 2018 murder, awarded to rowing clubOlympic gold medallist Katie Taylor trained out of seafront facility under its previous guise as a boxing clubTue Jan 06 2026 - 16:27
The Irish athletics records most ripe for revision in 2026Some records are not just a measure of time or distance, they are also a measure of true greatnessSun Jan 04 2026 - 06:00
Ian O’Riordan: Is the 10k and half-marathon just a gateway drug to the harder stuff?Much of what Hunter S Thompson wrote about running still holds up 45 years laterSat Dec 27 2025 - 06:00
A record 127 championship medals were won by Irish athletes in 2025Dr Úna May praises achievements, which included 39 gold medals in tallyMon Dec 22 2025 - 18:09
‘It just stood up into this huge mountain’: Conor Maguire surfs his biggest wave yet at MullaghmoreAmong those to message Maguire last week was Kelly Slater, the 11-time world championMon Dec 22 2025 - 17:13
Organisers of Dublin City Half Marathon announce new date and ballot-based entry Ballot-based entry system to open on Friday, January 16thSun Dec 21 2025 - 14:22
A bumper year for Irish athletics: 25 medals and the athletes who won themIt’s rare for Irish athletes to win medals across such a wide range of events in a single yearSun Dec 21 2025 - 06:00
Kate O’Connor’s calm mindset was her greatest asset during medal-winning yearCentral to the Dundalk athlete’s success in 2025 was her understanding to never look beyond any event immediately in front of herSat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
Kate O’Connor named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year for 2025Cora Staunton wins the Outstanding Contribution to Sport awardFri Dec 19 2025 - 16:44
Republic of Ireland’s November heroics catapult them to become nation’s most popular teamKatie Taylor is the most popular sportsperson in the Teneo Sport and Sponsorship Index for 2025Thu Dec 18 2025 - 00:01
Four athletes to represent Ireland at next month’s World Cross-Country ChampionshipsBrian Fay, Fiona Everard, Niamh Allen and Noah Harris to make trip to FloridaWed Dec 17 2025 - 19:06
Irish medal success in Portugal raises fresh hopes for World Cross-Country in Tallahassee Ireland have not won a medal in the event since Sonia O’Sullivan guided the senior women to team bronze in 2002Tue Dec 16 2025 - 06:00
Medal-laden year for Irish athletics ends on a high at European Cross-Country ChampionshipsNick Griggs becomes first Irishman to win individual gold at the eventSun Dec 14 2025 - 19:02
Nick Griggs wins gold as Ireland rack up record haul from European Cross-Country ChampionshipsMedals for men’s senior and under-23 teams, Emma Hickey takes bronze in women’s under-20 raceSun Dec 14 2025 - 16:18
Brian Fay had fallen into the mire of ‘mediocre runner’ and had to drag himself outIrish athlete returned to form at the National Championships and is now targeting success at European Cross CountrySat Dec 13 2025 - 19:00
The story of Donore Harriers: Kings of cross-country, lords of the trackFounded in October 1893, three years before the first modern Olympics, Donore Harriers created a new breed of Irish distance runnerSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
Fiona Everard longs for the muddy slog of an Irish track ahead of Algarve raceCork runner goes into European Cross-Country Championships on back of national title victoryWed Dec 10 2025 - 06:00
